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Senior Food Scientist
Location: Indianapolis, IN
We are assisting our client in the search for a Senior Food
Scientist. They are a privately held Midwest company fusing commercial
culinary art and science and providing complete custom food development,
blending and packaging to national restaurant chains, retail grocers and
further processors.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Product Development:
• Leads, as assigned, multiple projects from conception to
commercialization
• Coordinates process initiation after initial guidelines and
directions.
• Develops new product concepts and prototypes.
• Identifies, selects and approves raw materials for use in
development
• Leads the evaluation and adjusting of product and
manufacturing cost parameters to meet operational and sales objectives.
• Provides effective cross-functional team leadership as
necessary on a project basis.
• Utilizes excellent communication skills to organize project
teams and activities, conducts project meetings and tasks, and reports on
project progress and results.
• Contributes technical knowledge and expertise to identify
project risks and rewards, solves project problems and implements solutions.
• Applies available resources to effectively meet R&D and
Company objectives
Technical Support:
• Provides technical support to all internal departments and
customers, as assigned, in identifying and solving product design and
manufacturing issues.
• Provides technical support to R&D in specific areas as
in-house primary resource.
• Designs and conducts raw material, process and product
evaluations and tests.
• Realizes customer needs by developing new concepts,
prototypes and products.
• Assist raw material sourcing, evaluation, improvement and
approval activities with Purchasing functions and/or suppliers.
• Assist in developing and delivering effective customer
presentations.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
• Minimum Education: B.S. in food science or food-related
sciences (microbiology, chemistry, nutrition) is required.
• Preferred Education: BS. Or Master of Science Degree in Food
Science, Nutrition or related field preferred.
• Minimum Experience: 3-5 years of Food industry experience.
Experience in the product development of dry blends, batters, breadings, etc. preferred.
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